Advice August 19, 2026

We Weren’t Built To Do This Alone

I was talking to my brother (one of our more serious conversations) and he said something that actually made me...

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Real Estate August 19, 2026

Slichot In Mazkeret Moshe

When my husband Haim was growing up before the Six-Day War, when life in Jerusalem was like a small, sleepy...

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Torah August 19, 2026

Musings Of A Shliach From Montana

Rabbi Chaim Bruk’s van that he used to travel throughout central Europe The Shoes on the Danube Memorial The sanctuary...

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Torah August 19, 2026

Kinus Sofrim

My wife Debbie and I were invited to speak at this year’s gala conference hosted for Chabad women who are...

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Advice August 18, 2026

Reflecting On Earned Milestones

This week, I am moving two of my children into college. Even writing that sentence feels slightly surreal. One is...

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Advice August 18, 2026

The 5-Cent Retirement Plan

A few months ago, my four-year-old son discovered the bottle deposit machines outside Gourmet Glatt, and thus was born a...

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Torah August 18, 2026

Answers To Last Week’s Riddles

Riddles appeared on page 75 of the August 14 issue. 1. In last week’s parashah we have the pasuk: “Som tasim alecha melech”—“You shall...

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Dating August 18, 2026

DATING FORUM

Question Three months into my relationship, the man I’m dating told me something that completely blindsided me. The age listed...

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Torah August 18, 2026

The Model And First Principle For Character Development

When we speak of character development, we generally sense a difference between refined versus crude or inappropriate behaviors. Where does...

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Torah August 18, 2026

Ki Teitzei: No Laughing Matter

An American yeshiva student learning in the Gerrer Yeshivah Sefas Emes in Yerushalayim was set to return home, and wanting...

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Torah August 18, 2026

Acknowledging The Good

Once a kollel yungerman’s friend got married and he wanted to host a sheva brachos. He put in a lot of thought and effort...

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Food August 18, 2026

Acclaimed Cookbook Author Adeena Sussman Joins Naomi Nachman on Kosher.com’s Sunny Side Up Beginning August 18

Kosher.com, a leading destination for kosher recipes, cooking videos, holiday inspiration, and Jewish food content, welcomes acclaimed cookbook author and...

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Torah August 18, 2026

The Message of Tzara’at

By Rabbi Menachem Leibtag Although most of the laws in Parashat Ki Teitzei deal with mitzvot bein adam le-chaveiro, there is one exception: “Be very careful with regard...

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Torah August 18, 2026

Dirshu Daf HaYomi B’Halachah Program Set to Embark on Chelek Hei of Mishnah Berurah

A Unique Opportunity to Bring Daily Halacha into Your Life HaRav Shmuel Wosner discussing the Daf HaYomi B'Halacha program in...

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Heard In The Bagel Store August 12, 2026

Country Roads

Fifty years ago, I knew the Catskills roads so well that I was able to drive them at high speeds...

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From the Editor August 12, 2026

Two Elections

It’s odd that this fall there will be two pivotal elections held at opposite ends of the earth that are...

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Torah August 12, 2026

Shoftim: The Greatness Of Our Yichus

Reb Tzvi Hersch HaKohen of Rimanov, zt’l, was a humble and unassuming tzaddik. He was orphaned as a young child and did...

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Home August 12, 2026

Tzedek v’Emet, Chesed v’Rachamim

As is frequently the case, I planned on writing about something else, but events in Israel quickly changed those plans....

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